The government, for the first time, released the official list of all detained under the Preventive Detention clause of the Internal Security Act (ISA) since its introduction on 11 August 1976. The total number of detainees was given as 135.
eventREF E-0012296Revised
5 February 1977
List of detainees is released
- Updated
- 30 Sep 2019
How we know this
- 01O'Malley, P., 1977, from The O'Malley Report, [online], Available at www.nelsonmandela.org [Accessed: 16 January 2014]
Last updated · 30 Sep 2019
South African History Online. (2011, March 16). List of detainees is released. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0012296
South African History Online (2011) 'List of detainees is released', South African History Online, 16 March. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0012296 (Accessed: 7 October 2026).
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South African History Online. "List of detainees is released." South African History Online. March 16, 2011. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0012296.
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